The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim doesn’t only boast a vast in-game world. It also has a vast array of in-game books. They might be only a couple pages each, but the total amount of text for you to peruse in Skyrim is mind-boggling. Website Capane loves reading the books in Skyrim, going as far as…
Starting today, the Tamashii Nation 2011 figure event kicked off in Akihabara. Wrapping up on Nov. 27, the event showcases upcoming plastic figurines. “Tamashii” means “soul” or “spirit” in Japanese, and Namco Bandai’s Tamashii moniker brings that passion to toys and figurines. On display, there were Namco Bandai toy properties like Gundam, Kamen Rider, and…
The BioShock movie isn’t happening. Blame the special effects, blame the water, blame Hollywood. Whatever. It’s Dead. That doesn’t mean there aren’t bands of eager filmmakers roaming the internet, making fan films and trailers, like the one right up there. Because there are. And what they lack in special effects and money, they make up…
New Year’s, the time with extended families come together, is just around the corner in Japan. When grandma and grandpa come over, perhaps the kids want to play videos games, instead of talking to their elderly relatives. Heck, I know I did! The first commercial is not what this post’s title refers to. It’s the…
Racing game F1 2011 is unique. It’s already been released on the PS3 and the Xbox 360 as well as the PC. And now it’s coming to the PS Vita and the 3DS. How do all the versions stack up? Certainly, there might be differences between the PS3, the Xbox 360, and the PC versions.…
Many a Tokyo visitor has asked me, “Brian, where can I see the giant Gundam?” I always tell them, “Random person, you cannot see it anymore. It’s gone.” Next spring, that will change. The giant Gundam is coming back. The original statue was first erected in Odaiba in July 2009, and then it was erected…
He or she is still a kid. Free to take naps, play in the sandbox, and sometimes, have a crack at video games. But video games are often violent. You’ve got a gun, you’re beating the crap out of people, you’re snapping necks. Not exactly age appropriate when you’re still enthralled by Goodnight Moon. There’s…
Waiting Game | BURBANK, CA: Shoppers lined up for Black Friday. (Photo: Jae C. Hong | AP) I’ve Spent Two Months Screaming Into these Turtle Beach PX3 Headphones A couple of months ago, a box arrived from headphone specialists Turtle Beach containing a set of PX3 headphones. Just in time for my family to go…
Starting Nov. 27, “Cyber Week” gets underway at Walmart. So before you rush out to the stores, you might want to look at the deals Walmart is offering. Namely, the Xbox 360 “Gamer Bundle”. According to Walmart, the bundle comes with a “choice of select game plus bonus Halo: Reach, Fable 3, and a 3-month…
The Legend of Zelda has its own 3DS. It looks fantastic. And it’s not only the press photos that look great, but the actual hardware. It looks lovely unboxed on some dude’s desk. Website TikiSaurus picked up a Zelda: Ocarina of Time bundle during late night Black Friday sales and then took photos of them.…
Fusion: Genesis is a top-down, twin-stick sci-fi shooter meets old-school role-playing game. It’s developed by a handful of ex-Rare designers, one of which was the lead designer for Perfect Dark It sounds like an interesting concept. And the concept, and central game mechanic is interesting. But is it interesting enough to merit a purchase? Brian…
Remember the Dragon spawning exploit in Skyrim? The one that allows you, oh I dunno, to spawn fifty dragons? YouTube user Colloseus X figured out that you can flip off the A.I., spawn large groups of characters, then flip the A.I. back on and watch them beat the shit out of each other. “Basically I…
You might remember Lara from this previous Kotaku post, featuring a beautiful rendition of the Skyrim theme. That, dear reader, is only the tip of the music iceberg. And that iceberg is wearing numerous outfits. The Australian specializes in not only playing game themes (and playing them really well), she also dresses as game characters…
Seventeen-year-old Mana wasn’t in school. Heck, she wasn’t even in her school uniform. Wearing a white bikini, the student-by-day, idol-by-night took the stage earlier this month at the Sofmap in Tokyo’s geek district, Akihabara. Holding her “image DVD” titled Kiss Me, one in which the DVD’s maker says she “takes off a lot”, Mana posed…
“Kawaii”. In Japanese, it means “cute” or “adorable”. The word was adopted by Westerners enamored with Japanese culture. But it’s gone mainstream, and it now appears in the Oxford English Dictionary Diehard Japanophiles have been using it from long before, peppering their English conversations with a “kawaii” here, a “kawaii” there. Is it possible to…
Now, you can’t really undress your fighters in King of Fighters XIII. However, you can customize them. You know what that means? You can “undress” them! As a Japanese KOF site pointed out, it’s possible to change the color of the fighter’s clothes. What players do with that customize mode and which bits of clothing…
360 | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS: Eva Longoria autographed an Xbox 360 game console for charity during Eva Longoria’s Celebrity Casino Night, presented by Xbox Live. (Photo: Darren Abate | AP) The Beautiful, If Stabby Art of the Assassin’s Creed Series With Assassin’s Creed Revelations out recently (and starring in its own Fine Art), I thought…
Earlier this week, British tabloid The Sun ran a story, pointing to a series of “phishing” con jobs that were putting Xbox 360 owners at risk. It sounded overblown—phishing scams are hardly new—but the paper cited a late night meeting with Xbox brass in its “exclusive” story. Microsoft responded to the claims, stating that there…
I like Ridge Racer. It’s a guilty pleasure. And I was actually thinking of getting the next game. That is, until I heard what madness Namco Bandai is pulling. When the game goes on sale Dec. 17, it will come with only three tracks and five cars. That’s it. The three tracks are Harborline 765,…
Sometimes it’s the cosplayer’s appearance that sells the cosplay. Sometimes it’s the costume itself. And sometimes it’s a prop that makes you go, holy shit is that cool or what? Here, it’s all three. Korean cosplayer Tasha is wearing this Monster Hunter outfit, a hodgepodge of several different characters. What makes this cosplay so special…
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